H3C S7500E Series Ethernet Switches Operation Manual

Operation Manual – Portal
H3C S7500E Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 Portal Configuration
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Chapter 1 Portal Configuration
When configuring portal, go to these sections for information you are interested in:
z Portal Overview
z Portal Configuration Task List
z Displaying and Maintaining Portal
z Portal Configuration Examples
z Troubleshooting Portal
1.1 Portal Overview
This section covers these topics:
z Introduction to Portal
z Portal System Components
z Portal Authentication Modes
z Portal Authentication Process
1.1.1 Introduction to Portal
Portal authentication, as its name implies, helps control access to the Internet. Portal
authentication is also called web authentication and a website implementing portal
authentication is called a portal website.
With portal authentication, an access device forces any user to log into the portal
website at first. A user can access the free services provided on the portal website; but
to access the Internet, the user must pass portal authentication on the portal website.
A user can access a known portal website, enter username and password for
authentication. This authentication mode is called active authentication. There is still
another authentication mode, namely forced authentication, in which the access device
forces a user trying to access the Internet through HTTP to log in to a portal website for
authentication.
The portal feature provides the flexibility for Internet service providers (ISPs) to manage
services. A portal website can, for example, present advertisements, and deliver
community services and personalized services. In this way, broadband network
providers, equipment providers, and content service providers form an industrial
ecological system.
1.1.2 Introduction to EAD-Supported Portal
By forcing users to implement patching and anti-virus policies, EAD-supported portal
helps users to defend against viruses. The main functions are described as follows: